MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill [Source: AFP]Virat Kohli, the modern day great of the Indian cricket team have now brought up a staggering remark on the captaincy eras of MS Dhoni and Shubman Gill after just announcing his final tournament of his cricketing career.Speaking of the massive difference in the era of Dhoni and now young captain Gill, Virat Kohli was rigidly appreciative of the latter, labelling the current composition as even better than the team MS Dhoni had in the 2010s.Virat Kohli praises India cricket team under Shubman GillKohli particularly praised the pressure-handling ability of Team India under the new era and also appreciated the composition of the team, which keeps its calm in high-pressure situations. To have a look at it, in ODIs under MS Dhoni, India have successfully won 63 matches while chasing out of 110 ODI games, accounting for a win-loss ratio of 1.5. However, under Gill, who has taken the helm since 2025, India have won five out of seven matches in ODIs while chasing, which sums up their win-loss ratio to a staggering 2.5."The amount of talent we have and the composure the guys have now are probably way greater than they were in 2015, I can say," Virat Kohli said in a chat with JioStar."Because we were still young, there was not a lot of experience in the team. MS was there, of course; I had played a lot of games, Rohit had played a few games, and Shikhar was there, but it wasn't like you could bank on those players to make an impact.""Today, you could be four down, and someone could win you the game single-handedly. Earlier, there was no such feeling," he added.Also Read- Virat Kohli Reveals His 1 Nightmare That Keeps Him Awake At NightIn line with Kohli's comments, players like Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah, the fast bowler as well, are capable of dismantling opposition attacks and helping the team win single-handedly. However, one should also not forget what Kohli did against Pakistan back in 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground gripping the game with a chase that required 28 runs from 8 deliveries.Virat Kohli regrets his own captaincy for India While speaking about the strengths and weaknesses that might have swayed the Indian cricket team away from victory in the 2015 World Cup under MS Dhoni, Kohli was also very much regretful about the 2019 heartbreak, in which he captained the team. The 2019 tournament under Virat Kohli saw India go down by three runs in the first semi-final against New Zealand, despite having skilled veterans like Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni on the ground."2019, I felt was more of a heartbreak. 2015, playing Australia in the semis, we were always motivated to win but you were aware of your strengths and weaknesses."2019 was a jolt for all of us. If we had played that day, things would have been very different. But the next morning, they had a great new ball attack, and they got the best of the conditions; they put us under pressure. They banked on the hesitation that we had; that was very tough to process and swallow," Kohli added.Also Read- India vs West Indies Head To Head Records- 1st ODI, West Indies Tour Of India 2026MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli or Shubman Gill, under whose captaincy India was at its peak?While Virat Kohli’s praise for Gill was candid with the star lauding the current team as the best, that dosen’t mean MS Dhoni and Kohli himself had poor records.Speaking of MS Dhoni first as captain, the wicketkeeper-batter led India in 60 Test matches, 200 ODI games, and 72 T20I matches. The combined result saw him win 178 matches for India while losing 120 of them, with six ties and 15 drawn matches as well.Kohli led India in 68 Test games, 95 ODIs, and 50 T20I matches, accounting for 135 wins and only 60 losses, as well as 11 drawn matches and three tied games. Shubman Gill's contribution has been much smaller than that of the previous two veterans. Gill has led the Indian team in only 11 Test matches, 12 ODI matches, and five T20I games as captain, while recording 16 wins across them, losing 10 games, and drawing two matches.Although Kohli was very appreciative of Shubman Gill's composure and the team that he currently belongs to, it is an evident fact that MS Dhoni's era had much better results in terms of bringing glory to the team. Under Dhoni, the team won the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy, while also achieving the No. 1 Test ranking. However, under Virat Kohli, no such major tournaments were won by the Men in Blue, but the team reached several heights in global cricket. His leadership includes the No. 1 ranking in the ICC Test Championship, a historic series win in Australia in the 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and multiple bilateral and overseas wins that sealed his legacy as a captain who always strived for more.Also Read- Ravindra Jadeja's Certainty Denied For 2027 ODI World Cup By Indian Coach
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